it happened to me more than once, i am talking to a person, and this person is right infront of me, but then i start feeling that this person far away , i mean i look at him/her, but i feel they are so far, and they're voice, is like in the background, and it's like an echo, and i feel this way for seconds, then i move my head or something, and i feel back again.
what is this? and did it ever happen to you?
2006-11-02 04:16:35 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I think you need to see a psychologist.
2006-11-02 04:18:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the same thing that happens when people say you are staring off into space. Usually you are present in a moment and your thoughts are like background noise. But then when this happens, your thoughts come to the forefront and whatever is going on around you becomes almost secondary. It happens to me a lot, and it's not something I'd be concerned about. I'd only worry if you have trouble snapping out of it or if you feel like you're just in a fog all the time.
2006-11-02 04:31:00 · answer #2 · answered by francesfarmer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, this has happened to me, with the additional high weirdness of suddenly wondering where I know this person from and why he's so familiar. I don't actually forget who he is, but feel like I am noticing things about him that I would only notice if I were seeing them for the first time. BTW, it was my husband I was talking to...it sounds like a neurological phenomenon where some facet of the brain stops working or overworks for a short time, then snaps back into play. It does not happen often but is accompanied by that "faraway" feeling you describe.
2006-11-02 04:24:03 · answer #3 · answered by Black Dog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd sometimes get a strange feeling when I'm half asleep that I get super tiny like bug sized then I'll expand and get extremely big. Bigger than the room I'm in. Only once has that feeling lasted when I actually got out of bed. It freaked me out. I believe that it's the part of the brain that maps our body and it's location compared to everything else. Ed Norton in Fight Club would sometimes experience this feeling while talking to his boss. Monks get the same type of feeling after years of meditation. They feel like they are disconnected from the world and sometimes like they are one with everything. However, if you have this feeling quite often when you are awake, you may want to see a doctor and have it checked out. That is if it bothers you or affects how you do things.
2006-11-02 04:28:15 · answer #4 · answered by joverlien 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the time, I dont know what it is called but happens quite a bit. people seem like at least 15 ft away or something when they are sitting right next to you.
2006-11-02 04:20:30 · answer #5 · answered by entelectual h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be Deja Vu, look into astral plaining too. The answer about the sleeping thing is very relevant to that.
2006-11-02 04:34:41 · answer #6 · answered by chickypie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just your minds way of drifting. It has happened to everyone at one point or another. your equilibrium is just a little off and when you move it kind of recenters everything. It happens when you fixate yourself on something and your body just goes into a state of trance.
2006-11-02 04:20:14 · answer #7 · answered by jay c 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's pressure on nerves in the neck and when you move it releases some pressure. this happen a lot to. i went to see a chiropractor. after a couple of treatments every thing was back to the norm.
2006-11-02 04:26:30 · answer #8 · answered by tym v 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This has not functionally happened to me but I have had patients that have suffered with similar symptoms. I will strongly suggest that you go and speak with your doctor as it is a serious neurological disorder and if it continues it could very well cause you harm. Please heed my advice go and get medical help asap!!!!
2006-11-02 04:21:33 · answer #9 · answered by psychologist is in 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only answer I know of is if you have started a new drug or discontinued a drug that you had been on previously, it plays tricks with your head.
2006-11-02 04:24:34 · answer #10 · answered by truly_insightful 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That happens to me at least once a day. I call it tuning out.
2006-11-02 04:20:31 · answer #11 · answered by Cindy V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋